Tim Hardaway vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson and Tim Hardaway that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Tim Hardaway

vs.

Don Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway 0 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway 13 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway 9 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway 5 Don Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway 1 Don Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 5 Don Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 17.7 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 8.2 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.1 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 15,373 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 2,855 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 7,095 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 1,428 Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 129 Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway 867 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .431 Don Nelson .480

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .355 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .782 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991) Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 16.8 Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.1 Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 6.8 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 943 Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 172 Don Nelson 719

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 382 Don Nelson 210

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 88 Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 9 Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway 56 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .393 Don Nelson .498

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .320 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .751 Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998) Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997) Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991) Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992) Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.